a box contain 10 light bulbs, fewer than half of which are defective. Two bulbs are to be drawn simultaneously from the box. If n of the bulbs in box are defective, what is the value of n? (1) The probability that the two bulbs to be drawn will be defective is 1/15. (2) The probability that one of the bulbs to be drawn will be defective aand the other will not be defective is 7/15 The given answer is D, but my answer is a . who can help me to answer it. 1) n/10 * (n-1)/9 =1/15, n*(n-1)=6 ; n=3 2) n/10 * (10-n)/9 =7/15; n * (10-n)=42; n*2-10n+42=0 ;but B*2-4ac=100-4*1*42<0 , so no answer. Please discuss it. |